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SARAWAK
is situated at the mouth of the Kalaka river. Betong lies about 80 miles up the Saribas river, Simanggang is 50 miles up the Batang Lupar and Simunjan is situated 22 miles up the Sadong river. All these rivers have a tidal wave or bore. Trusan is about 18 miles up the Trusan River and Limbang about 10 miles up the Limbang River, the latter place being noted for its sago. The country shows steady progress. There are sixteen wireless stations in the chief centres. A large petrolcum field, discovered in the Baram District at Miri and Bakong, is now a valuable asset. In 1932 the revenue amounted to $1,210,559 and the expenditure to $4,277,278. The value of the exports was $13,573,872 and of the imports $9,698,808. There is. a constabulary force which is armed, equipped and drilled after the English model,. the interior economy in barracks of the English Army being closely followed. The force is recruited from Malays and Dyaks.
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Harbour, buoy, and light dues:- Five cents per ton, payable on arrival, and chargeable to all vessels of five tons and upwards.
DIRECTORY
GOVERNMENT
Rajal-His Highness Sir Charles Vyner Brooke, G.C.M.G. Tuan Muda-His Highness Bertram Willes Brooke (special
Commissioner for Sarawak in England)
SUPREME COUNCIL
President H.H. The Rajah
H.H. The Tuan Muda
Government Secretary
Macaskie
Treasurer --A. A. Rennie
تكية
C. F. C.
Datu Shahbandar
Datu Imam
Datu Hakim
Datu Mentri
Datu Amar
COUNCIL NEGRI, OR GENERAL COUNCIL
President-H.H. The Rajah H. H. the Tuan Muda The Divisional Residents The Treasurer
The Secretary for Native Affairs The District Officers
The Prinicipal Medical Officer
The Postmaster General
The Chief Justice
The Commissioner of Trade and Customs. The Director of Public Works
The Principal Chiefs of each Residency Clerk to the Council-R.D. St. John Horton
SECRETARIAT
Government Secretary C. F. C. |
Macaskie
Assistant Government Secretary-R. D.
St. John Horton
RESIDENCIES
FIRST DIVISION, OR SARAWAK PROPER
Comprising Kuching, Upper Sarawak, Lundu, Simatan and Sadong Resident (Kuching)-C. D. Adams (actg.) Dist. Officer(Kuching)-W.S.B. Buck(actg.) Assist. Dist. Officer (Kuching)-
Assist. District Officer (Bau) R. G. Aikman Assist. District Officer (Sadong) - S. G.
Hansom (acting)
SECOND DIVISION
(Comprising Simanggang Engkilili, Lubok : Antu, Saribas and Kalaka)
Resident (Simanggang)—J. B. Archer District Officer (Simanggang)-R. L
Daubeny
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Cadet (Simanggang)-J. C. B. Fisher Dist. Officer (Saribas)-J. J. Hill (acting) Assist. District Officer (Kalaka)-J. C. H..
Barcroft (acting)